What is your work? What do you do every day? Do you have specific tasks that you repeat every day? Do you have general guidelines to follow and tasks that change from day-to-day? Do you know when your work is done? Or do you believe your work is never done?
Our work can be monotonous, or it can be very diverse. Some work on an assembly line doing the same thing every day. Others work in offices and deal with different situations every day. Regardless of the type of work we do, most of us never know when we are done.
Jesus knew when His work would be finished. He knew the day and the hour it would be finished. Why is it that He knew, and we do not? Perhaps because we are looking at our work from the wrong perspective. The job we work at every day is not our true purpose. Sure, we need to work to provide for our families and ourselves. Yet, it is not our true work.
Our true work is to obey God and tell others about Jesus. When we approach our daily jobs with this in mind, our perspective changes. Rather than being bored by our job, we actively seek opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with someone. They may not pop up every day, but there will be times we can do so.
When our focus is on sharing Jesus, we know when we will be finished. It will occur just as it did with Jesus. We will be finished when we take our last breath. That may sound tiring or morbid, but it is not. It is a life well-lived and a life that is pleasing to God. So, start each day with a bit of excitement and a yearning to share Jesus.
I pray we all know our daily jobs are not our purpose. I pray we ask God to show us opportunities to share Jesus. I pray each one of us will live a life well-lived, one that pleases God. Know your purpose. Seek opportunities to share Jesus. Live a life well-lived. Please God.
Luke 13:32 He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work.”
Marty Pressey 